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Many of our projects at Social Finance address mental health challenges, either directly or indirectly. These projects span workforce development, criminal justice, family stability and healthcare.
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In determining whether our correctional systems are succeeding, we focus on metrics like recidivism — the tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend. What these metrics fail to explain are the contributing factors that so…
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Last Thursday evening, government leaders, service providers and impact investors gathered in one of the largest meeting rooms in the Capitol to celebrate the Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act (SIPPRA), the historic federal…
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Navjeet Bal traveled to Dallas, Texas to speak about the Massachusetts Pathways to Economic Advancement Pay for Success Project at the “Investing in What Matters” conference, hosted by the Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) and the…
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Social Finance partnered with the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC) to pilot home-visiting initiative designed to improve early childhood mental health outcomes and respond to adverse childhood experiences.
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This report analyzes a key segment of the homeless population in Sacramento‒those who are high utilizers of the County and City’s services‒and assesses the value of scaling up support services for that population.
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Massachusetts Pathways to Economic Advancement is a pioneering example of how multi-year administrative data access can empower providers to customize service delivery to client needs and infuse an outcomes focus into our workforce systems.
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The New York Times Fixes section highlights the Family Stability Pay for Success project in Connecticut aimed at reducing parental substance use for DCF-involved families.
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Donor-advised funds (DAFs) have immense potential to make a positive impact on urgent and entrenched social issues by allowing donors to make a non-redeemable gift to a fund and take an immediate tax deduction.
